Poetic Journalism

Anthony Tao is a Chinese writer and author of the poetry collection We Met in Beijing. Based in Beijing since 2008, he has held various editing and writing positions and coordinated the Bookworm International Literary Festival. He currently owns a cocktail and wine bar and coordinates events for the Spittoon Literary Arts Collective. His poetry has appeared in Rattle, Prairie Schooner, NPR, Frontier, Mekong Review, amongst others. He is a founding member of Poetry x Music Band. Tao was born in Beijing, grew up in Kansas, and graduated with a journalism degree from Northwestern University.

Anthony Tao adalah seorang penulis China dan penulis koleksi puisi We Met in Beijing. Berbasis di Beijing sejak 2008, dia telah memegang berbagai posisi pengeditan dan penulisan serta mengoordinasikan Bookworm International Literary Festival. Dia saat ini memiliki bar koktail dan wine serta mengoordinasikan acara untuk Spittoon Literary Arts Collective. Puisinya telah muncul di Rattle, Prairie Schooner, NPR, Frontier, Mekong Review, di antara lainnya. Dia adalah anggota pendiri Poetry x Music Band. Tao lahir di Beijing, tumbuh besar di Kansas, dan lulus dengan gelar jurnalisme dari Northwestern University.

Baskara Putra is an Indonesian musician best known as Hindia, one of the leading voices in the country's music scene today. After bringing his band .Feast to national prominence, he launched Hindia as a solo project in 2019, debuting with the deeply personal album Menari Dengan Bayangan, followed by the ambitious Lagipula Hidup Akan Berakhir, with early singles like "Evaluasi" and "Secukupnya" striking an immediate chord with listeners and drawing large crowds to his first live shows. Alongside Hindia, he remains part of Lomba Sihir, his former backing band, and is also a sought-after collaborator, having written, produced or appeared on tracks with artists ranging from legends like Iwan Fals and Armand Maulana to contemporaries such as Bernadya and Nadin Amizah. His 2025 mixtape Blank Canvas, featuring the hit "everything u are," earned him Album of the Year at the AMI Awards and recognition from Music Awards Japan, and with over 6 billion streams and a devoted fanbase across Southeast Asia, he continues to shape the sound of Indonesian music today.

Baskara Putra adalah musisi Indonesia yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Hindia, salah satu suara terdepan dalam skena musik Tanah Air saat ini. Setelah membawa bandnya, .Feast, meraih ketenaran nasional, ia meluncurkan Hindia sebagai proyek solo pada 2019, memulai debutnya dengan album yang sangat personal, Menari Dengan Bayangan, disusul oleh Lagipula Hidup Akan Berakhir yang ambisius, dengan singel-singel awal seperti "Evaluasi" dan "Secukupnya" yang langsung menyentuh hati pendengar dan menarik banyak penonton pada penampilan panggung pertamanya. Selain Hindia, ia juga masih menjadi bagian dari Lomba Sihir, band pengiringnya dahulu, dan merupakan kolaborator yang banyak dicari, telah menulis, memproduksi, atau tampil dalam lagu bersama sejumlah musisi mulai dari legenda seperti Iwan Fals dan Armand Maulana hingga musisi sezamannya seperti Bernadya dan Nadin Amizah. Mixtape terbarunya di 2025, Blank Canvas, yang menampilkan hit "everything u are," membawanya meraih Album of the Year di AMI Awards serta pengakuan dari Music Awards Japan, dan dengan lebih dari 6 miliar streaming serta basis penggemar setia di Asia Tenggara, ia terus membentuk arah musik Indonesia hingga kini.